A man with a graying beard stands in line at the supermarket, trying to take deep breaths. His cart full of items for the next couple of weeks: Vegetables, eggs, bread, those strawberry yogurts his kids like. He begins to feel a bead of sweat trickle down his neck as the cashier begins to scan his items.
BEEP
Please Hashem, he whispers.
BEEP
Please let it not decline.
The moment comes that the cashier asks for his credit card. He hands it over, trying not to show his visible shake. The cashier swipes. Pauses. Swipes again. “Slicha…Zeh lo avar,” he tells the man in Hebrew, handing back the card.
Declined. The man bursts into tears.
Shimon Dushinsky and his wife Rivka used to support their family of 10 with a feeling of plenty. He was a teacher and she was a chef, and together they earned enough to live comfortably. They had everything they needed and loved to share the brachos that Hashem gave them with others; Their Shabbos table was always full of guests who enjoyed Rivka’s fantastic cooking and the warm, lively atmosphere that the Dushinsky home provided.
But several months ago, everything changed when Rivka received a dreaded diagnosis. The doctors said she only had a year to live. But less than 3 months later on a dreary October day, this mother of 10 was gone.
Things have been tough for the family ever since. Aside from the emotional trauma that the family suffers from losing their mother to cancer, Shimon Dushinsky struggles to make ends meet without his wife’s income. The father works overtime trying to compensate and the stress overwhelms him. In a tragic way, his children lost their father as well.
His daughter Sara’s recent engagement has been a great comfort for the family. Yet, it has brought Mr. Dushinsky’s fears to a whole new level. An emergency fund has been arranged to help Mr. Dushinsky marry his daughter off.
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